Workout Song of the Week: ‘Ray Charles’ by Chiddy Bang
This song makes me so happy. And the video makes me even happier (bonus points if you know his classic video homages). Plus, the name Chiddy Bang is so cool. If more rap songs like “Ray Charles” existed, everyone would be wearing their halos at a jaunty tilt and soul-struttin’ on sunshine.
Workout Song of the Week: ‘Sleazy Remix 2.0: Get Sleazier’ by Ke$ha
I can always rely on Ke$ha to give me glam-skanky music that reeks of stale beer, dime store body glitter, and rancid club sweat. Her track, “Sleazy Remix 2.0: Get Sleazier” features a roster of hip-hop stars that include Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, T.I., and the dandy Andre 3000. The industrial tribal drums and stomp...
Workout Song of the Week: Thong Song Remix by Sisqo featuring Foxy Brown
Remember the days when hip-hop and R&B used to have meaningful lyrics like Sisqo‘s “Thong Song”? But when you add the rap diva lyricism of Foxy Brown, it adds another layer of meaning that secures this song a place in the music hall of fame. More than that, the video reminds me of the days...
An Intelligent Facebook Conversation About ‘You Don’t Know My Name’ by Alicia Keys
Before we get into the most intelligent Facebook conversation you will read all week, let’s watch the source material: In the history of female piano players, Alicia Keys probably has the most swagger. In this particular song, her swag comes out at the end during the “spoken” portion. Even so, I do have a small...
Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake’s History of Rap Parts 1 and 2
Last night, Justin Timberlake was a guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to talk about his latest movie Friends with Benefits — but that really wasn’t the focus. The main event was when Justing and Jimmy gave us a sequel to their “History of Rap” rap. That said, I thought it would be interesting...
LL Cool J ‘Rocks the Bells’ and Licks His Lips and at SXSW
You may have noticed that I didn’t do my normal Monday “Workout Song of the Week” post — it’s because I have been busy traipsing around Austin for South by Southwest and my lack of sleep has made me lazy. Therefore, I have not been working out…but that is neither here nor there. Nonetheless, if...
Workout Song of the Week: ‘Down on Me’ Jeremih featuring 50 Cent
For the longest time, I thought this dude’s name was Jeremiah as in bullfrog — but alas, I was wrong. His name is Jere-MIH pronounced JEH-RUH-MY. I am so unaware and uncool with these youngster rappers. But that is neither here nor there. This song is a definite when you are all up in the...
Workout Song of the Week: ‘Kush’ by Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg and Akon
Finally! A song where I can tolerate Akon! Dr. Dre‘s music continues to dominate my life with this little diddy called “Kush”. It has a little bit o’ bounce, a little bit o’ bumpin’, a little bit o’ grindin’, a little bit o’ Snoop and a whole lotta booty poppin’ West Coast swagger worthy of...
Workout Song of the Week: ‘When The Last Time’ by The Clipse
There’s nothing like some good ol’ fashioned early 21st century hip-hop to get your blood flowing in the morning. Cut from musically synthesized fabric of The Neptunes, “When the Last Time” by The Clipse was the track that brought the duo to the forefront (this and “Grindin’). For me, the introductory lyrics of “Top down/chrome...
Workout Songs of the Week: ‘Syllables’ and ’6 Foot 7 Foot’
For this week’s workout song, I decided to do something bold: implement two songs into my routine. These days, you can’t turnaround without hearing any rap songs that haven’t been house-ified or auto-tuned, so listening to songs of the Eminem and Lil Wayne ilk bring me back to the days when I was in a...
Questlove’s Ingenious Impromptu Remixes on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
If you don’t watch Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, you should watch — it’s quite enjoyable. If anything, you should watch it for the “Remix the Clips” segment, where Questlove does exactly that: he remixes clips. I find it quite entertaining and ingenious: …and then there’s this brilliant masterpiece:
We Still Haven’t Gotten Over: Alex Wong and Twitch’s Hip Hop Routine
I, like millions of other SoYouThinkYouCanDance-o-philes, crunked out and spazzed after watching Alex Wong and Twitch’s hip hop routine from last week’s show: alex 9 @ Yahoo! Video It has, indeed, reached legendary status — mainly because I have watched it about 20 times and I am on my way to learning the routine in...
